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Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Island Princess

10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A717

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Absolutely LOVED this cruise. Our experience with Princess was the best. We will definitely cruise with them again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We had the any time dining and enjoyed it. The food was very good. Tried several new things. The buffet was really good too.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We mostly hung out at the pool. It was wonderful.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We were unable to go to some of the shows. There was not enough seating. The performances in other areas were fantastic. Really enjoyed the Cooking show/galley tour. It was hilarious.

Children's Programs

We are a couple in our 60's. Very few children on board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was spotless. Really expressed how they focused on hand washing. As far as the layout, the only thing they could do to improve, is the theatre. Either add more seating or another showing.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We loved our cabin. It had a vibration as it was near the back of the ship. Was across from the youth center. Never saw or heard a child. Very quiet cabin. Bed very comfortable. Balcony great. (we had a fantastic view going through Canal)

Ship tip

If you want to see a show, you probably have to be in line 45 early.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
No excursion but did hang out in Fort Lauderdale a couple days. Enjoyed beach front and riding the trolley.

George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5
Too crowded. Several other ships also at port. Walked around a bit and went back to ship.

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
No excursion. They have a wonderful terminal with a beautiful aviary. The birds were beautiful. It was free.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
We stayed on our balcony. We enjoyed it more than I anticipated. Very interesting. We lucked out that our balcony was on the correct side of canal coming and going.

Colon, Panama Did not visit port

Stayed on ship

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5
Did the Rainforest Walk, Canal Cruise & Countryside. Did not enjoy it. Bathrooms awful. (1 ladies, 2 mens) The tour started a mild walk. All rocky and quite steep. Husband has bad knees and couldn't do it. I did and didn't think it was worth it.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Ship went to Falmouth instead.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very nice.
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

DaleJo    5 years ago

We were told they did however, we stayed on our balcony and watched all the action.

joyandjerry    5 years ago

Going in September and we can't wait! What about the other ports? Did they do any lectures on the Canal?

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